Found this little plant growing lots of terong asam (African eggplant) behind the guard house at the entrance of Wind cave in Bau.
And there were plenty more at the market… time to cook ikan asam pedas (hot sour spicy fish dish)!!
November 21, 2008
Terong Asam (African Eggplant)
Posted by mysarawak under food, General, kuching | Tags: african eggplant, sarawak, sour, terong asam, terong iban, vegetable |[3] Comments
June 14, 2008
Hot Spicy Fish (Ikan Asam Pedas)
Posted by mysarawak under food, General, recipe | Tags: african eggplant, chilli, food, galangal, hot spicy fish, ikan asam pedas, lemon grass, shrimp paste, terong asam, terong iban, turmeric |[5] Comments
My 2nd cooking class today. Ikan (fish) Asam (sour) Pedas (spicy) was on the menu for today’s dinner. Here’s the recipe.
Blend or pound all of the above ingredients include also garlic and shallots. Also julienne big white onions. Stir fry all until fragrant. Add terong iban also known as terong asam or African eggplant (solanum ferox) – picture below. Then add water and let it simmer for about 10mins.
Add a couple of teaspoons of tamarind paste to make it sour.
Salt and sugar to taste.
I added in the fish last (fried before hand – to keep the fish meat intact when put into the asam soup).
TAAADAAAA!!!!
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